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Cognitive Behavior Therapy at the Crossroads

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Blackwell, Simon E., Heidenreich, Thomas·2021·International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
DOI 10.1007/s41811-021-00104-yPMC PMC7869917
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The early development of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) can be characterized by the coming together of behavioral and cognitive traditions. However, the past decades have arguably seen more divergences than convergences within the field. The 9 th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies was held in Berlin in July 2019 with the congress theme “CBT at the Crossroads.” This title reflected in part the coming together of people from all over the world, but also the fact that recent developments raise important questions about the future of CBT, including whether we can in fact treat it as a unified field. In this paper, we briefly trace the history of CBT, then introduce a special issue featuring a series of articles exploring different aspects of the past, present, and future of CBT. Finally, we reflect on the possible routes ahead.

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  • Brief cognitive-behavioural interventions performed by practising dentists might be sufficient for a significant proportion of patients with dental anxiety.

    “Brief cognitive-behavioural interventions performed by practising dentists might be sufficient for a significant proportion of patients with dental anxiety.”

    From Novel non-pharmacological strategies for managing dentophobia in adult patients - literature review (2024) · cites this paper as [29]

    The section “A Global Perspective on CBT” discusses CBT-based interventions delivered by lay health workers, but not by practising dentists. Searches for dental anxiety and brief dentist-delivered interventions found no passage addressing whether such interventions might suffice for a significant proportion of patients. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  • Brief CBT interventions involving one to three sessions can reduce dental anxiety.

    “The study highlights the potential effectiveness of brief CBT interventions, involving one to three sessions, in reducing dental anxiety.”

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  • Brief interventions involving one to three sessions might effectively reduce odontophobia, even in the long term.

    “Previous studies suggest that brief interventions involving one to three sessions might effectively reduce odontophobia, even in the long term.”

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    The section “From Treatments for Disorders to Treatments for Individuals” mentions that a narrow treatment focus can be desirable for simple specific phobias, but gives no evidence about odontophobia, one-to-three-session interventions, or long-term outcomes. Searches for odontophobia, dental fear or phobia, session counts, and long-term follow-up found no passage addressing the claim. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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    The sections “The Past, Present, and Future of the Evidence for CBT” and “What Do We Mean by CBT” discuss CBT’s effectiveness generally, but do not establish that brief CBT interventions equal or outperform other interventions or that their benefits persist over time. Searches for brief interventions, comparative outcomes, and lasting effects found no passage addressing those claims; page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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Authors
Blackwell, S. E., & Heidenreich, T.
Affiliations
  • Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
  • Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (DE)
Corresponding author
Blackwell, Simon E.
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021-02-08
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
1-22
ISSN
  • 1937-1209 (ISSN-L)
  • 1937-1217
DOI
10.1007/s41811-021-00104-y
PMC
PMC7869917
OpenAlex
W3126248789
Cited by
42
References
62
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 1
FWCI
1.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Cognitive Therapy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dokumentenrepositorium der RUB (Ruhr University Bochum) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Projekt DEAL
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
cognitive behavioral therapy

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